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  • Meet Pakistan's Barefoot Entrepreneurs

    Adeel Ahmed

    February 13, 2020 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Sindh

    Pakistan's poorest citizens, who previously panhandled for their basic needs, were launched onto an entrepreneurial path by the Heritage Foundation Pakistan. Eight impoverished communities have been trained in the craft of glazed tile work and terracotta art to lift the participants out of poverty. The program also created a market of interdependence, so the villages can purchase goods from one another, freeing them from relying on cities for their livelihood.

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  • PowerCorpsPHL trains Philly youth for careers that have a future

    Jessica Blatt Press

    February 12, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A workforce development initiative, PowerCorpsPHL, pays participants to learn skills and gain hands-on experience for jobs that offer long-term career opportunity in the field of environmental sustainability. Participants generally have criminal records or have been in the foster care system. In addition to job training and education, PowerCorpsPHL also provides services such as mental health counseling, securing childcare, navigating SNAP and AmeriCorps tuition benefits and helping with paperwork. The program helps 92 percent of participants secure either a job or post-secondary education.

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  • Nigerian public hospital where nurses treat patients with respect and system is digitised

    Taiwo Adebulu

    February 11, 2020 |

    TheCable |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ebute Metta, Lagos State

    A hospital in Nigeria has implemented the use of an electronic medical record (EMR) system for patients to decrease mismanagement practices and increase transparency and accountability. The card that patients are given resembles an ATM card and acts as a means of health records and payment information.

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  • Artificial reefs breathe new life for Tamil Nadu's fishing communities

    Mahima Jain

    February 11, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu

    After climate change led to a declining fish catch, fishermen in Tamil Nadu experimented with artificial reefs to boost biodiversity that would provide fishermen with a better catch. Artificial reefs can serve many purposes, but it must identify the needs of the community before it can be successfully implemented. Only a year later nearly 60 concrete structures have been built around the city and fishermen report bigger catches.

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  • Welcome to Ellenville: How a Rural New York Village Became a Model for Opioid Administration

    Barbara Mantel

    February 06, 2020 |

    Rural Health Quarterly |

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    Response Location: United States, Ellenville, New York

    Rather than prescribing opioids for pain treatment, an Ellenville Regional Hospital program treats emergency room patients with chronic pain using non-opioid treatments and offers referrals to local behavioral health services to address the issue of opioid addiction and overdoses.

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  • Meet the doctors fighting anti-vax attackers online

    Isobel Cockerell

    February 06, 2020 |

    Coda Story |

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    Response Location: United States

    Shots Heard Round the World, is a physician-founded team of over 500 doctors, lawyers, nurses, and vaccine advocates who live around the world. When doctors, scientists, or others are attacked on social media for advocating the importance and safety of vaccines, the group steps in. Members take shifts around the clock and use a two-pronged approach. They hide, block, and report anti-vaccine bullies who post on advocates’ pages while also flooding the pages with supportive comments, mimicking the blitzing technique often used by anti-vaxxers.

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  • A Wait Too Long

    Taylor Perse

    February 06, 2020 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, Oregon

    Sarah’s Place, a clinic based in Albany General Hospital focused on helping those who have been sexually assaulted, has proven to be the "gold-standard" for other hospitals in neighboring cities. Whereas most victims have to report to the emergency room where they often face long waiting periods, Sarah's Place focuses on minimizing further trauma by creating a welcoming environment and always having a sexual assault nurse examiner available.

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  • Thousands Of People Are Growing 'Climate Victory Gardens' To Save The Planet

    Kyla Mandel

    February 06, 2020 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbia, Maryland

    Across the United States, people are growing “climate victory gardens” in an effort to reconnect people with nature, fight climate change, and produce healthy food. These gardens prioritize soil health above all else, as doing so can help retain carbon that would otherwise enter our atmosphere. Nonprofits like Maryland’s Community Ecology Institute are leading the way, with the hope that change at the individual and local levels will lead to larger actions toward fighting climate change.

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  • How Fines and Fees Reform Became a Priority for Cities Across the Country

    Emma Coleman

    February 06, 2020 |

    Route Fifty |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    From North Carolina to California, states and cities are taking a new approach to fines and fees – people are having their charges dismissed, warrants for minor offenses cleared, and many municipalities are actually saving money by spending less on collections. With a system that was built because it provided cities and states with revenue, there has been a realization that it disproportionately targets communities of color and often keeps people stuck in cycles of debt. With this national awakening, resources and networks are being created so other places can implement the same change.

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  • Volunteers are gathering to clean up public areas in Brisbane

    Rodrigo Pereira

    February 04, 2020 |

    Reading Radio |

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    Response Location: Australia, Brisbane, Queensland

    While environmentalists continue to call for drastic measures to combat climate change, a Brisbane volunteer community has taken matters into its own hands by organizing weekly beach clean-up sessions. The group uses social media to organize and has recycled or thrown away more than 330kg of litter.

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